Membership

We are committed as a society to supporting and exhibiting a diverse range of contemporary Scottish art, in a wide variety of media - including drawing, painting, printmaking, textiles, photography, costume, jewellery, ceramics and sculpture.

 

Membership offers the following benefits:

  • An online profile and portfolio
  • Reduced submission fees for the Annual Exhibition
  • Guaranteed inclusion in the members 30X30 section of the Annual Exhibition
  • Participate in satellite exhibitions throughout the country
  • Promotion of your events and exhibitions to our 10,000+ social media followers
  • Contact with and support of a community of artists
  • Awards and Prizes exclusive to VAS members
  • Discounted rates on tickets to VAS events
  • 10% discount at Detail Framing Studio in Tollcross
  • 10% discount at Greyfriars Art, Edinburgh

Our membership year runs from 1st March 2024 - 28th February 2025, but you can join at any time.

 

You can pay for your membership through this secure payment link.

Visual Arts Scotland Payments

When you click on the link, please change the reference from Visual Arts Scotland to your name so that we can match your payment to your membership account.

Ordinary membership is £40 per year.

Associate membership is £28 per year.

Make sure you also create a membership account using the links below.


BECOME A MEMBER

Associate Membership

£28 PER YEAR

Aimed at art students, artists who have graduated in the last three years and artists under 25 years of age. Its main purpose is to provide a low cost membership for young people who might otherwise be unable to afford the full cost of membership.

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Ordinary Membership

£40 PER YEAR

Ordinary Membership is aimed at people whose interests are in the Visual Arts. Ordinary members must show a commitment and a sense of creativity in the artwork they produce, though the making of visual art may not be the sole or primary occupation of the member

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Professional Membership

£54 PER YEAR

Professional Membership is by election only and new members must be nominated by two existing professional members. Professional membership is aimed at working artists who are actively creating and exhibiting work and people whose main occupation is in the creation or promotion of the visual arts.

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